‘Stagnation will be overcome’

Press, 20 November 1981, Page 21

‘Stagnation will be overcome’

National will overcome stagnation and unemployment in Christchurch by expanding the economy and creating new job opportunities, says the party's candidate, Mr Philip Burdon. He is committed to a “liberal and humanitarian respect for the freedom of the individual,” and sees private enterprise as the most effective stimulant to economic creativity because it “allows for the pursuit of individual excellence which a collectivist philosophy inhibits.”

Mr Burdon says that National’s growth strategy is the only solution to the problems of taxation, unemployment. and inflation.

“Without the creation of new jobs and the greater sharing of the tax burden which will follow, the country will not be able to afford the extensive social welfare, health, and education system which we have all come to expect and which our taxes pay for. We must accept the challenges of contemporary society.” He believes that Christchurch benefits from general South Island prosperity, and that it is the job of Christchurch members of Parliament to have the in-

terests of the South Island at heart. Mr Burdon looks forward to an early start on the building of the Christchurch Girls’ High School buildings on the Deans Avenue site. Mr Burdon, who is 42, is married, with three children. He has lived in the electorate for 20 years, has a law degree, is joint founder and managing director of Meadow Mushrooms, Ltd., and is an executive member of the Canterbury Employers’ Federation and Manufacturers’ Council.

MR D. C. CLOSE